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Emily ensures the efficient functioning of the +MORE Group, providing vital support across planning, operations, project management, and risk & compliance.
What excites Emily most about her role is the opportunity to make a difference, helping the +MORE Group operate at its best.
Outside work, Emily enjoys games nights with friends and, most importantly, spending time with her beautiful dog Kimbo in the great outdoors.
Matt oversees the internal finance function across the +MORE Group. He ensures the executive team is equipped with accurate financial data, monthly management reports, cash flow forecasts, and all things numbers.
Matt thrives on understanding the numbers and how they drive smart business decisions.
Beyond finance, Matt is passionate about travelling the world and enjoys playing hockey on weekends.
Kirsten leads the marketing function across the +MORE Group, shaping the brand and driving growth. She works closely with teams across the business to deliver marketing strategies that support +MORE’s vision, while overseeing brand, content, communications, and campaigns.
Kirsten is passionate about turning insight into action and building strong, consistent brands. She enjoys collaborating with teams to create meaningful marketing that connects with clients and supports business growth.
Outside of work, Kirsten keeps busy with family life, spending weekends watching her kids’ sports, fitting in runs when she can, and making the most of any opportunity to do something new.
Anna oversees the human resources function across the +MORE Group. She is responsible for recruiting, developing, and retaining talent and ensuring that our teams embody our company values and purpose daily.
Anna enjoys getting to know every team member and working with them and their manager to help them achieve their career goals. Seeing employees succeed is what motivates her!
Outside work, Anna loves spending time with her family. She has two teenage boys who love to get out and about – from multi-day bike rides in different parts of the country to catching the latest movie to board games on rainy days.
David is motivated by the +MORE purpose of smarter, better business. David is a strategic transformation and commercial Executive with over 25 years of experience in the finance and technology sectors. His role is to leverage his multinational expertise to ensure the +MORE network delivers daily for our clients and team. To him, nothing is better than seeing clients succeed in their market due to insight and collaboration with our people.
Starting life in the London dealing rooms as a derivatives trader, David’s career has seen him work with major banks worldwide.
Following a six-month program at Stanford Business School, David diversified into strategic leadership roles, building new or amplifying existing divisions of the bank. One of the most challenging but exhilarating periods was launching a start-up data platform as CEO, gaining first-hand insight into business ownership.
Most recently, David was privileged to lead the Xero global sales team, working with teams in many countries focusing on a high-growth commercial mindset.
David has a teenage family that keeps him busy outdoors, with his son cycling in the mountains or roads of New Zealand or supporting his daughter in the dance studio.
John has over 25 years of executive, non-executive and chair experience across large, complex organisations in a variety of sectors, including professional services, property, manufacturing, infrastructure, local government, SaaS and not-for-profit.
He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, holds a Certificate of Public Practice with Chartered Accountants Australia, New Zealand, and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.
John specialises in assisting businesses in clearly articulating their vision, strategy, and corresponding goals. His commercial capability to monitor performance against strategic, business, and financial plans helps ensure executive leadership teams manage their businesses appropriately.
He consults with businesses on strategic, cultural, and organisational change that creates smarter, better businesses. He often works with leaders who are surrounded by uncertainty, disruption, pending technology change, investment opportunities, restructuring, and succession issues.
John also works closely with numerous local community groups and has given time to facilitate strategic plans with The Graeme Dingle Foundation (Southern), Rugby Southland, Football South, Southland Sharks, Youth Line South, Southland Engineering Cluster, The Pantry and The Grace Street Project.
Dan Henderson is an experienced advisory and accountancy leader with more than 20 years’ experience supporting business owners to drive growth, build resilience, and create long‑term value.
As CEO and Managing Director of the +MORE Group, Dan leads with a deep commercial and technical understanding of the New Zealand SME sector. His leadership is underpinned by a strong commitment to +MORE’s vision of fuelling ambitious business owners through smarter, better business.
Dan is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and holds a Certificate of Public Practice. He is a long‑standing member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, reflecting his strong technical foundation and commitment to professional excellence.
His expertise spans business strategy, leadership, governance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and valuation work, and international company compliance and regulatory analysis. Throughout his career, Dan has played a pivotal role in guiding organisations through complex financial and commercial landscapes. His experience covers businesses of all sizes, from start‑ups through to multi‑national corporations, giving him a well‑rounded perspective across a wide range of industries.
Dan completed his studies in Commerce and Sciences at the University of Otago, before spending ten years with one of the Big Four accounting firms. In 2013, he transitioned into business ownership and went on to establish what is now known as the +MORE Group.
In addition to his executive role, Dan is actively involved in governance and leadership across the profession and wider community. He is the Chair of MGI Australasia, providing strategic leadership within the global MGI Worldwide network, and serves as a Board Member of Variety – the Children’s Charity, supporting improved outcomes for vulnerable Kiwi children.
Karen brings more than two decades of experience in accounting and business advisory, having first joined Wallace Diack +MORE early in her career before becoming a Chartered Accountant under Tony’s mentorship. After gaining extensive experience in corporate roles across the wine and bottling industries, Karen returned to Wallace Diack +MORE as a co-owner — a natural fit given her long-standing connection with the firm and the Marlborough community.
Together with her partner Jason, Karen owns and operates vineyards and understands first-hand the realities of running wineries and viticulture businesses. Her background gives her unique insight into the operational and financial challenges of the industry, from production to export.
Karen is an active member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) community, serving on a local committee and recognised as one of 40 CAANZ Champions across Australia and New Zealand. She’s passionate about supporting local businesses, fostering growth, and creating opportunities within the region.
With a practical, people-first approach, Karen plays a key role in business direction and strategy at Wallace Diack +MORE.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time among the vines and with her two children, making the most of life in the Marlborough region.
Jason brings a results-driven approach shaped by a diverse career spanning the military, large-scale food production, and the wine industry. A former Army officer and CEO of high-volume food operations, he later led innovation at New Zealand’s largest wine bottling facility before moving into business ownership.
Jason leads Wallace Diack +MORE’s technology and AI strategy, driving innovation across multiple sites and supporting the rollout of advanced AI solutions for firms throughout New Zealand and Australia. His focus is on combining business excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful results for clients.
Outside of work, Jason is a proud father of two and enjoys working on the vineyards he owns with his partner, Karen, and heading away on adventures with his family.
Tony has been a valued part of Wallace Diack +MORE for over two decades, bringing extensive experience in accounting and business advisory. He joined the firm as a senior partner in 2000, after working with a major accounting firm in Wellington. Prior to this, he spent five years in London as a European financial controller. Tony’s extensive background in both local and international finance gives him a unique perspective in guiding clients through complex business and financial challenges. His commitment to practical, client-focused advice continues to make him an integral part of the Wallace Diack +MORE leadership team.
Deeply connected to the Marlborough community, Tony is a founding trustee of the Marlborough College Charitable Foundation and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Marlborough Boys College. He also served as a Trustee of the Rata Foundation from 2014 to 2019, representing the Marlborough and Kaikoura districts. In recognition of his contributions Tony was named Business Person of the Year by the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and was made a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand in 2021.
Outside of work, Tony and his wife Nikki enjoy spending time with their three sons and three grandchildren, making the most of family holidays whenever possible.
Christie manages Wallace Diack +MORE’s team of junior and intermediate accountants, supporting the firm’s small to medium-sized business clients as well as rental property owners. She thrives on the variety, fast pace, and opportunity to build strong client relationships.
Christie has been part of Wallace Diack +MORE for over 12 years and brings additional experience from a Christchurch-based Chartered Accounting firm specialising in farm accounting.
Outside of work, Christie enjoys spending time with her four children and supporting her husband’s business. When time allows, she loves catching up with friends and family, indulging in a bit of pampering, and enjoying family holidays.
Ashley is Wallace Diack +MORE’s Administration Manager, overseeing all aspects of office administration and systems. She manages corporate work, client onboarding, and interactions with the IRD, ensuring the firm runs smoothly behind the scenes.
Outside of work, Ashley enjoys spending time with her two sons, supporting their love of rugby from the sidelines, as well as catching up with friends and family, hosting summer BBQs, and taking the dog for walks.
